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swan
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noun (n)
- stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninæ. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- sweep majestically(verb.motion)Example:
Airplanes were swanning over the mountains.
source: wordnet30